| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDAX | Energy Dispersive Analysis Of X-rays |
| GIAXRD | Grazing Incidence Angle X-ray Diffraction |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| SXAPS | Soft X-ray Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| DOIT | Federal Advisory Committee To Develop On-site Innovative Technologies |
| EBER | Electron Beam Electroreflectance |
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| BPB | 4-bromophenacyl Bromide |
| EPSC | Excitatory Postsynaptic Current |
| GIPM/D | Ground State Inversion Potential Method Including Diffraction |